It is the perfect time to start the Bleach anime series because it has been revived with the release of ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ anime after a major hiatus and will end its run in 2025. So, for those looking to binge-watch the anime, we have compiled a Bleach filler list to include all the filler episodes you can skip without missing out on any major plotlines. And well, you are going to need this as Bleach has a ton of fillers that you should know about.
How Many Filler Episodes Does Bleach Anime Have?
Bleach depicts the life of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student with the supernatural ability to sense spirits. In a dire situation, Ichigo borrows the soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki (Soul Reaper from a place called Soul Society). Now, he has to embark on the quest to eradicate all of the deadly hollows and save his world.
Bleach anime ran for over 8 years (2004 – 2012) and had an enormous 366 episodes in total. Thus, naturally, it had a hefty amount of 163 filler episodes. As a result, nearly 45% of the anime is nothing but filled with non-canon episodes whose story is unrelated to the manga.
Bleach has a gigantic amount of filler episodes, much like we saw in our Naruto fillers and Naruto Shippuden filler episode guides. It also has many filler arcs, similar to our guide on One Piece filler arcs.
List of Bleach Fillers Episodes You Should Skip
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Our Bleach filler list only includes episodes that are 100% fillers. Bleach also includes a significant number of mixed canon episodes, so it’s up to you, the viewer, if you wish to skip those as well.
Bleach has some great filler episodes, as reported by the anime community. So, all the filler episodes marked “Watch” have been rated as interesting and fun by fans, while the ones marked “Skip” can be left out, saving you valuable time. Moreover, even though we have mentioned every Bleach filler episode you might enjoy, the decision to watch it or not is yours.
Filler Episodes/ Arc Title Episode Numbers Should You Skip? Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero 33 Skip The Reviving Lion 50 Skip The Bount Arc 64-108 Watch Stolen Hogyoku Arc 128-137 Skip Menos Forest Arc
(Rukia’s Side Story)147-149 Watch The New Captain Arc 168-189 Skip Rurichiyo And Kenryu’s Feud 204 & 205 Skip The Karakura-Raizer Omake Arc 213 & 214 Skip Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival! 228 Watch if you want Fan Service Ikkaku And Yumichika’s Adventures 229 Skip Zanpakuto Unknown Tales/ Rebellion Arc 230-265 Must-Watch A Recap Of Hueco Mundo Events 266 Skip Side Story! Ichigo and the Magic Lamp 287 Skip Shinigami Film Festival (Bleach: Hell Chapter Movie Promotion) 298-299 Can watch if you want Various One-Off Fillers 303-305 Skip Various One-Off Fillers 311-316 Skip The Gotei 13 Invasion Arc 317-342 Watch Shinigami at War (New-Year Special) 355 Skip Total Bleach
Filler Episodes163
That’s everything you need to know about the filler episodes you can skip in the Bleach anime series. We hope we were able to help you decide which episodes are worth a watch and which are not. That said, now is the perfect opportunity to catch up with the original and enjoy the stunning conclusion of the TYBW saga right after. Which is your favorite Bleach filler episode? Let us know down in the comments section.
We have penned down all the Bleach fillers, which amounts to 163 episodes out of 366 total episodes, you can skip in the anime.
Yes! It’s totally up to you if you want to either watch the enjoyable fillers or completely skip them. It won’t have an impact on the main story, which has since continued in the recently released Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime series.
Bleach has a total of 163 filler episodes, starting with the Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero (episode 33), The Reviving Lion (episode 50), The Bount Arc (episodes 64-108), and going all the way up to The Gotei 13 Invasion Arc (episodes 317-342) and Shinigami at War (episode 355).
The Bleach anime is said to have some amazing filler arcs, which are joyous to watch. Some of the interesting filler arcs are The Gotei 13 Invasion Arc, Zanpakuto Unknown Tales/Rebellion Arc, and Menos Forest Arc.
